Terms and Conditions

Training Noticeboard Terms of Service and Usage

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Your relationship with Training Noticeboard 1.1 Your use of the TrainingNoticeboard.co.uk website (the "Website") and any Training Noticeboard, FE News or FE Careers products, software, data feeds, RSS feeds, XML feeds, News via email, FE Soundbite, Event information and Job advertising information from our sister website www.fecareers.co.uk and services, provided to you on or from or through the Website Training Noticeboard, FE News and FE Careers (collectively the "Service") is subject to the terms of a legal agreement between you and Training Noticeboard. "Training Noticeboard" means www.trainingnoticeboard.co.uk and our parent company Chimeara Limited, whose principal place of business is at 5 Harrington Lane, The Library Room, Pinhoe, Exeter, EX4 8PF. 1.2 The Terms form a legally binding agreement between you and Training Noticeboard in relation to your use of the Service. It is important that you take the time to read them carefully. 1.4 The Terms apply to all users of the Service, including users who are also contributors of Content, on the Service. "Content" includes the text, software, scripts, graphics, photos, sounds, music, videos, audiovisual combinations, interactive features and other materials you may view on, access through or contribute to the Service.

Accepting the Terms 2.1 In order to use the Service, you must firstly agree to the Terms. You may not use the Service if you do not accept the Terms. 2.2 You can accept the Terms by simply using the Service. You understand and agree that Training Noticeboard will treat your use of the Service as acceptance of the Terms from that point onwards. The following Terms of Service apply to your use of Training Noticeboard. You are solely responsible for your conduct and your content on Training Noticeboard and compliance with these terms. By registering with us or using or browsing this Network, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these terms.

Changes to the Terms Training Noticeboard reserves the right to make changes the Terms from time to time, for example to address changes to the law or regulatory changes or changes to functionality offered through the Service. Therefore you must look at the Terms regularly to check for such changes. If you do not agree to the Modified Terms you must stop using the Service. Your continued use of the Service after the date the Modified Terms are posted will constitute your acceptance of the Modified Terms.

Training Noticeboard and You Training Noticeboard is a specialist website and service for the Training, Further Education, Apprenticeship / Work Based Learning and Employability sector. We only accept content, comments and posts that are relevant to the Training Noticeboard, FE News or FE Careers audience. Training Noticeboard has an anti ‘Trolling’ and abuse policy. Training Noticeboard does not tolerate abusive behaviour towards other members or visitors to the website. Any comments or adverts that the Training Noticeboard team interprets as defamatory, threatening, abusive, invasive of another’s privacy etc will not be accepted or approved as content on the site. You agree that you will not post, email or make available any content or use this Network: 4.1 In a manner that infringes, violates or misappropriates any third party's intellectual property rights or other proprietary rights or contractual rights; 4.2 in a manner that is libelous or defamatory, or in a way that is otherwise threatening, abusive, violent, harassing, malicious or harmful to any person or entity, or invasive of another's privacy. 4.3 in a manner that is harmful to minors in any way; 4.4 in a manner that is hateful or discriminatory based on race, colour, sex, religion, nationality, ethnic or national origin, marital status, disability, sexual orientation or age or is otherwise objectionable; 4.5 to impersonate any other person, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity, or to obtain access to this Network without authorization; 4.6 to interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of this Network or prevent others from using this Network, or in a manner that disrupts the normal flow of dialogue with an excessive number of messages (flooding attack) to this Network, or that otherwise negatively affects other persons' ability to use this Network; 4.7 to use any manual or automated means, including agents, robots, scripts, or spiders, to access or manage any user's account or to monitor or copy this Network or the content contained therein; 4.8 in a manner that contains software viruses, malware or any other malicious computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment; 4.9 to engage in spamming, "chain letters," "pyramid schemes", advertisement of illegal or controlled products or services, or other advertising or marketing activities that violate these Terms of Service, any applicable laws, regulations or generally-accepted advertising industry guidelines; 4.10 in a manner that is misleading, deceptive or fraudulent or otherwise illegal or promotes illegal activities, including engaging in phishing or otherwise obtaining financial or other personal information in a misleading manner or for fraudulent or misleading purposes; 4.11 to facilitate the unlawful distribution of copyrighted content; 4.12 in a manner that includes personal or identifying information about another person without that person's explicit consent; 4.13 in a manner that employs misleading email or IP addresses, or forged headers or otherwise manipulated identifiers in order to disguise the origin of content transmitted through this site and Network or to users; and 4.14 in a manner that constitutes or contains any form of advertising or solicitation if emailed to users who have requested not to be contacted about other services, products or commercial interests.

Additionally, you agree not to: 5.1 "Stalk" or otherwise harass anyone; 5.2 Collect, use or disclose data, including personal information, about other users without their consent or for unlawful purposes or in violation of applicable law or regulations; 5.3 Request, solicit or otherwise obtain access to usernames, passwords or other authentication credentials from any member of this Network or to proxy authentication credentials for any member of this Network for the purposes of automating logins to this Network; 5.4 Post any content that constitutes pornography, contains nudity, or is ‘adult’ in nature. Training Noticeboard, FE News or FE Careers does not allow any content, posts or comments that depicts extreme violence, murder, sexual assault, acts of terror or religious extremism. 5.5 Use automated means, including spiders, robots, crawlers, data mining tools, scraper software or the like to download data from this Network - except for Internet search engines (e.g. Google) 5.6 Post irrelevant content (Training Noticeboard is a professional platform for the entire FE Sector), you agree that you will not repeatedly post the same or similar content or otherwise impose an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on the Network's infrastructure. 5.7 Attempt to gain unauthorized access to our computer systems or engage in any activity that disrupts, diminishes the quality of, interferes with the performance of, or impairs the functionality of, this Network; 5.8 Use this Network as a generic file hosting service; 5.9 Take any action that may undermine the feedback or ratings systems (such as displaying, importing or exporting feedback information off of this Network or for using it for purposes unrelated to this site and Network); and 5.10 Develop, invoke, or utilize any code to disrupt, diminish the quality of, interfere with the performance of, or impair the functionality of this site and Network.

6.10 To inform us of any alleged copyright infringement To inform Training Noticeboard of any alleged copyright infringement on this Network, please email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and use the subject: Training Noticeboard Copyright infringement. The Training Noticeboard, FE News and FE Careers team will then investigate the matter. Training Noticeboard will terminate user access to the /Service if a user has been determined to be a repeat copyright infringer. A repeat infringer is a user who has been notified of infringing activity more than twice

Content: 7.1 As a Training Noticeboard account holder you may submit Content and advertisements. You understand that whether or not Content is published, Training Noticeboard does not guarantee any confidentiality with respect to Content. 7.2 You understand and agree that you are solely responsible for your own Content and the consequences of posting or publishing it. Training Noticeboard does not endorse any Content or any opinion, recommendation, or advice expressed therein, and Training Noticeboard expressly disclaims any and all liability in connection with Content. 7.3 You retain all of your ownership rights in your Content, but you are required to grant limited licence rights to Training Noticeboard and other users of the Service. These are described in paragraph 8 of these Terms (Rights you licence). 7.4 You represent and warrant that you have (and will continue to have during your use of the Service) all necessary licenses, rights, consents, and permissions which are required to enable Training Noticeboard to use your Content for the purposes of the provision of the Service by Training Noticeboard, FE News or FE Careers, and otherwise to use your Content in the manner contemplated by the Service and these Terms. 7.5 You agree that Content you submit to the Service will not contain any third party copyright material, or material that is subject to other third party proprietary rights (including rights of privacy or rights of publicity), unless you have a formal licence or permission from the rightful owner, or are otherwise legally entitled, to post the material in question and to grant Training Noticeboard the licence referred to in paragraph 8.1 below. 7.6 On becoming aware of any potential violation of these Terms, Training Noticeboard reserves the right (but shall have no obligation) to decide whether Content complies with the content requirements set out in these Terms and may remove such Content and/or terminate a User's access for uploading Content which is in violation of these Terms at any time, without prior notice and at its sole discretion. 7.7 You further understand and acknowledge that in using the Training Noticeboard Service, you may be exposed to Content that is factually inaccurate, offensive, indecent, or otherwise objectionable to you. You agree to waive, and hereby do waive, any legal or equitable rights or remedies you have or may have against Training Noticeboard with respect to any such Content.

Rights you licence 8.1 When you upload or post Content to Training Noticeboard, you grant: A. to Training Noticeboard, a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable licence (with right to sub-licence) to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, and perform that Content in connection with the provision of the Training Noticeboard Service and otherwise in connection with the provision of the Service and Training Noticeboard, FE News.co.uk Limited, FE Careers.co.uk Limited and Chimeara Limited, including without limitation for promoting and redistributing part or all of the Service (and derivative works thereof) in any media formats and through any media channels; B. to each user of the Training Noticeboard Service and Network, a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to access your Content through the Training Noticeboard Service, and to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display and perform such Content to the extent permitted by the functionality of the Service and under these Terms. 8.2 The above licenses granted by you in Content terminate when you remove or delete your Content from the Website. The above licenses granted by you in textual comments you submit as Content are perpetual and irrevocable, but are otherwise without prejudice to your ownerships rights, which are retained by you as set out in paragraph 7.2 above.

Links from Training Noticeboard to external websites 9.1 Content may include hyperlinks to other web sites that are not owned or controlled by Training Noticeboard, FE News, FE Careers or our parent company Chimeara Limited. Training Noticeboard has no control over, and assumes no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third party websites. 9.2 You acknowledge and agree that Training Noticeboard is not responsible for the availability of any such external sites or resources, and does not endorse any advertising, products or other materials on or available from such web sites or resources. 9.3 You acknowledge and agree that Training Noticeboard is not liable for any loss or damage which may be incurred by you as a result of the availability of those external sites or resources, or as a result of any reliance placed by you on the completeness, accuracy or existence of any advertising, products or other materials on, or available from, such web sites or resources. 9.4 Training Noticeboard encourages you to be aware when you leave the Service and to read the terms and conditions and privacy policy of each other website that you visit.

You agree not to authorize or encourage any third party to use this Network to facilitate any of the foregoing prohibited conduct. You also agree that these Network Terms of Service inure to the benefit of our service providers (including our Network platform provider) and that they may take action (including the removal of your content and disabling of your account) in order to maintain compliance with these Network Terms of Service. Technology and hosting for aspects of this Network are provided by this Network's online service provider. However, the Network Creator of this Network controls the content, membership and policy of this Network, including those pages served by such service provider on behalf of this Network. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, by participating on this Network you agree to indemnify and hold harmless such service provider on all matters related to your interaction with others using this Network and participation with this Network.